Clint Howard
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Notes
Howard struggled to overcome substance abuse in the 1980s.
Biography
Clint Howard followed his actor father Rance into show business. At age three, he was cast in several episodes of "The Andy Griffith Show," as Leon, the little boy in love with peanut butter. Two years later and already seasoned by some film work, Howard was a regular on the short-lived family series "The Baileys of Balboa." In 1967, he won the role of young orphan Mark Wedloe who adopts a bear as a pet in the film "Gentle Giant" which led to the spin-off series "Gentle Ben" (CBS, 1967-69). As a juvenile, Howard remained active in TV-movies and guest appearances. When his brother Ron Howard was given the opportunity to make his directorial debut with "Grand Theft Auto" (1977), he tapped Clint for a small role. The brothers have worked together on numerous occasions since including co-writing the NBC TV-movie "Cotton Candy" (1978). Among the many roles he has played in Ron's films are a wedding guest in "Splash" (1984), a nursing home worker in "Cocoon" (1985) and a NASA employee in "Apollo 13" (1995). Howard has proven to be an effective character player, working frequently in TV and films. He had regular roles on the series "Gung Ho" (ABC, 1986-87) and "Space Rangers" (CBS, 1993), appeared in "That Thing You Do!" (1996) and "Twilight" (1998) and had a rare leading role in "The Ice Cream Man" (1995).
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Life Events
1962
TV debut as Leon, the boy always eating peanut butter sandwiches, "The Andy Griffith Show"
1962
Film debut as a kid at a party in "The Courtship of Eddie's Father"
1964
Debut as series regular, "The Baileys of Balboa" (CBS)
1966
Feature acting debut, "An Eye for an Eye"
1967
Appeared as Mark Wedloe in "Gentle Giant"
1973
TV-movie debut, "The Red Pony" (NBC)
1974
Had regular role in the short-lived ABC series "The Cowboys"
1977
Appeared in "Grant Theft Auto", directed by Ron Howard
1978
With brother, co-wrote the NBC TV-movie "Cotton Candy"; also acted
1980
Had featured role in "Skyward", an NBC TV-movie directed by Ron Howard
1985
Cast as a sadistic old age home worker in "Cocoon"
1987
Appeared briefly on the NBC daytime drama "Santa Barbara"
1992
Co-starred in "Far and Away", loosely based on the Howard family ancestral story
1993
Had regular role on the short-lived CBS series "Space Rangers"
1995
Played the lead in the feature "The Ice Cream Man"
1995
Appeared as a Mission Control commander in "Apollo 13"
1996
Appeared as a disc jockey in "That Thing You Do!"
1998
Had bit role as an EMS worker in "Twilight"
1998
Played supporting role in the surprise hit "The Waterboy"
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Notes
Howard struggled to overcome substance abuse in the 1980s.
